Translation
Patent to Cornelis van Tienhoven
We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cornelis van Tienhoven a certain piece of land located on the island of Manhattan; extending next to the land of the aforesaid Tienhoven in length 35 rods; beginning at the great highway until the land of Govert Loockmans; from the land of Tienhoven until Loockman's land 27 rods; and then to the great highway 39 rods; in length along the great highway 26 rods, with the express conditions etc...
Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 27 March 1646.
References
Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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